Basic Object Configuration, chapter 2 of 'Pro Nagios 2.0'

Chapter 2, "Basic Object Configuration," gets users started on the basics of configuring Nagios servers to monitor hosts and services. Learn the differences between Nagios object types and their capabilities. Pro Nagios is written for users with little or no prior knowledge of Nagios.

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Excerpted from Pro Nagios 2.0, First edition by James Turnbull (ISBN: 1-59059-609-9). Copyright © April 2006 Apress, Inc. All rights reserved.

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